Niki Lauda

Niki Lauda

Born: February 22, 1949
Died: May 20, 2019
in Vienna, Austria
Andreas Nikolaus "Niki" Lauda (22 February 1949 – 20 May 2019) was an Austrian former Formula One racing driver who was the F1 World Champion three times in 1975, 1977 and 1984. Lauda was seriously injured in a crash at the 1976 German Grand Prix at the Nürburgring, during which his Ferrari burst into flames and he came close to death after inhaling hot toxic fumes and suffering severe burns. However he recovered and returned to race again just six weeks later at the Italian Grand Prix. Scars from the injuries he suffered left him permanently disfigured. The ever-present red cap he wore from 1976 to hide the severe burns he sustained in his accident became his trademark. Lauda is widely considered to be one of the greatest Formula One drivers of all time.

Lauda was an aviation entrepreneur who founded and ran three airlines: Lauda Air, Niki and Lauda. He was also a consultant for Scuderia Ferrari and team manager of Jaguar Racing for two years. Afterwards, Lauda served as non-executive chairman of Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport, of which he owned 10%. He took part in negotiations to sign Lewis Hamilton to a three-year deal with Mercedes in 2013. The time with Mercedes ultimately made Lewis Hamilton the most successful Formula One driver of all time.

He passed away peacefully on the 20th May 2019 after complications relating to kidney dialysis and a lung transplant.

Movies for Niki Lauda...

Hunt vs Lauda: The Next Generation
Title: Hunt vs Lauda: The Next Generation
Character: Self
Released: October 25, 2022
Type: Movie
A generation ago, the world was captivated as motorsport’s biggest rivalry was born between two legends, Niki Lauda and James Hunt. Now, the story is continued by their sons, Freddie and Mathias, who prepare for a thrilling showdown on the iconic Donington circuit.
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Ferrari 312B
Title: Ferrari 312B
Character: Self
Released: October 9, 2017
Type: Movie
In a race against time and all odds, the revolutionary F1 racing car Ferrari 312B will get back on the Monaco circuit, 46 years later, under the wing of it’s creator, the genius engineer Mauro Forghieri.
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Superswede: A film about Ronnie Peterson
Title: Superswede: A film about Ronnie Peterson
Character: Self
Released: August 17, 2017
Type: Movie
Ronnie Peterson nicknamed “Superswede” was the fastest formula 1-driver in the 70s who never became a world champion.
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The Green Hell
Title: The Green Hell
Character: Self
Released: February 21, 2017
Type: Movie
Lurking in the dense forests of the German region of Eifel is the most legendary, demanding and deadly racing circuit in the world - the Nürburgring. The Green Hell will reveal and explore the unique relationship between man, machine and nature, set against the most famous circuit in the world.
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F1 How It Was
Title: F1 How It Was
Character: Self
Released: October 31, 2016
Type: Movie
"‘F1: How it was’ is a thrilling, action-packed, insightful documentary into some of the sport’s finest races, despite the lack of budget or theme, Duke Video deliver on providing fans with an entertaining documentary that would make the perfect gift this Christmas." - Joshua Suttill, www.readmotorsport.com
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Title: autorevue.tv
Character: Self
Released: October 23, 2015
Type: TV
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Lauda - The Untold Story
Title: Lauda - The Untold Story
Character: Self
Released: October 1, 2014
Type: Movie
In 1976 Niki Lauda survived one of the most famous crashes in Formula One history. Using previously unseen footage, LAUDA: THE UNTOLD STORY explains what happened on that fateful, and near fatal day at the Nurburgring, then follows Lauda’s courageous journey to recovery culminating in a miraculous comeback in Monza just weeks later. The film also investigates the impact that his crash had not just on his own life but on the sport as a whole, looking at the safety developments from the 1900s to the present day. Featuring exclusive access to Mercedes HQ and interviews with Lauda, his family, and motorsports legends past and present including Sir Jackie Stewart, David Coulthard, Mark Webber, Lewis Hamilton, Nico Rosberg, Hans-Joachim Stuck and Jochen Mass. LAUDA: THE UNTOLD STORY is a must-see for all motorsport fans.
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1
Title: 1
Character: Self
Released: September 30, 2013
Type: Movie
Set in the golden era of Grand Prix Racing '1' tells the story of a generation of charismatic drivers who raced on the edge, risking their lives during Formula 1's deadliest period, and the men who stood up and changed the sport forever.
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Rush
Title: Rush
Character: Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Released: September 2, 2013
Type: Movie
In the 1970s, a rivalry propels race car drivers Niki Lauda and James Hunt to fame and glory — until a horrible accident threatens to end it all.
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Hunt vs Lauda: F1's Greatest Racing Rivals
Title: Hunt vs Lauda: F1's Greatest Racing Rivals
Character: Self
Released: July 14, 2013
Type: Movie
James Hunt has never been equalled. Could swashbuckling Hunt catch the scientific Lauda? Could Niki overcome an appalling crash to come back from the dead and fight James all the way to the last race of the season? This powerful story captures the heart of the 1970s - told through unseen footage and exclusive interviews with the people who were really there - the team managers, families, journalists and friends who were in the front row of the season that changed Formula 1 forever.
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Title: Stöckl
Character: Self
Released: January 28, 2013
Type: TV
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Enzo Ferrari 1898 - 1988
Title: Enzo Ferrari 1898 - 1988
Released: April 13, 2012
Type: Movie
Enzo Ferrari was certainly one of the most powerful names, and probably one of the most powerful and influential men, in motoring history. As a young boy, Enzo dreamt of being an opera singer, a journalist or a racing driver, instead he created one of the most recognised company names in the modern world. During his 50-year reign he rarely left Maranello the spiritual home of his beloved race teams and birthplace of the sports cars against which all others are judged and remained a very private man. This superb racing documentary by acclaimed Formula One producer John Tully reveals the essence of the man and his machines. The story is told from childhood, through 4 decades of racecar development, to a visit by the Pope (in an open top Ferrari Pope-Mobile of course!) shortly before Ferrari s death in 1988. Narrated by Christopher Lee, this is the definitive Ferrari documentary.
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Title: Günther Jauch
Character: Self
Released: September 11, 2011
Type: TV
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Aus eigener Kraft. Wie Sportler Schicksalsschläge überwinden
Title: Aus eigener Kraft. Wie Sportler Schicksalsschläge überwinden
Character: Self
Released: October 22, 2010
Type: Movie
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Jochen Rindts letzter Sommer - Ein Toter wird Weltmeister
Title: Jochen Rindts letzter Sommer - Ein Toter wird Weltmeister
Character: Self
Released: August 29, 2010
Type: Movie
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Title: Im Gespräch mit Teddy Podgorski
Character: Self
Released: June 13, 2010
Type: TV
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Title: Plasberg persönlich
Character: Self
Released: October 3, 2008
Type: TV
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Title: Markus Lanz
Character: Self
Released: June 3, 2008
Type: TV
TV presenter Markus Lanz invites prominent guests and experts from all areas of public life to his colourful talk show. As a rule, there are four guests, introduced individually to contribute their personal experiences to the topics.
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Title: Natascha Kampusch trifft
Character: Self
Released: June 1, 2008
Type: TV
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Title: Im Zentrum
Released: July 1, 2007
Type: TV
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Title: Wir sind Kaiser
Character: Self
Released: May 3, 2007
Type: TV
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Title: Servus, Hansi Hinterseer
Character: Self
Released: October 30, 2004
Type: TV
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Title: Mayday
Character: Himself
Released: September 3, 2003
Type: TV
Major real-life air disasters are depicted in this series. Each episode features a detailed dramatized reconstruction of the incident based on cockpit voice recorders and air traffic control transcripts, as well as eyewitnesses recounts and interviews with aviation experts.
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Title: Menschen bei Maischberger
Character: Self
Released: September 2, 2003
Type: TV
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Screw Loose
Title: Screw Loose
Character: Se stesso
Released: February 19, 1999
Type: Movie
The owner of an Italian natural food company has a heart attack and asks his son, Bernardo, to find the man who saved his life in World War II and bring him to his deathbed. He does so and finds the man in a sanitarium and must deal with his hijinks all the way back to Milan.
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Title: Beckmann
Character: Self
Released: January 25, 1999
Type: TV
Reinhold Beckmann hosts a weekly talk show.
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Title: Sabine Christiansen
Character: Self
Released: January 4, 1998
Type: TV
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Title: Die Harald Schmidt Show
Character: Self
Released: December 5, 1995
Type: TV
The Harald Schmidt Show is a German late night talk show hosted on Sky Deutschland by comedian Harald Schmidt. The show first aired from 5 December 1995 to 23 December 2003 on Sat.1. Schmidt then moved his show to Das Erste as Harald Schmidt and Schmidt & Pocher, but he returned to Sat.1 on 13 September 2011. After cancellation on Sat.1, the show continued on Sky Deutschland in September 2012.
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Ferrari: F355
Title: Ferrari: F355
Character: Self
Released: January 1, 1994
Type: Movie
A short promotional film created by automaker Ferrari in 1994 to advertise its new model, the F355.
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Lap of the Gods
Title: Lap of the Gods
Character: Self
Released: January 1, 1992
Type: Movie
An A-to-Z driver's eye view track tour of 23 Formula One Grand Prix circuits in the 1970's and 1980's. Narrated by Murray Walker.
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Fire, Ice & Dynamite
Title: Fire, Ice & Dynamite
Character: Niki Lauda
Released: October 18, 1990
Type: Movie
Action-comedy about a wealthy man who fakes suicide for the amusement of watching his family and creditors compete for his wealth. Many cameo appearances!
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Top Kids
Title: Top Kids
Character: Self
Released: April 1, 1987
Type: Movie
A fun journey through the history of the automobile, this film is about a group of future computer hackers that wire an arcade game to work as a time machine. Among appearances in the movie are Henry Ford, Mercedes Benz, and modern race car driver Niki Lauda, as one of the boys becomes trapped within the newly created game. (IMDb)
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1982 FIA Formula One World Championship Season Review
Title: 1982 FIA Formula One World Championship Season Review
Character: Self
Released: November 24, 1982
Type: Movie
The 1982 Formula One season was the 33rd FIA Formula One World Championship season. It commenced on January 23, 1982, and ended on September 25 after sixteen races. The World Drivers' Championship was won by Williams driver Keke Rosberg. Rosberg was the first driver since Mike Hawthorn in the 1958 season to win the championship after winning only one race. 11 drivers won a race during the season, none of them more than two times. Scuderia Ferrari won the World Constructors' Championship.
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Title: Na sowas!
Character: Self
Released: March 29, 1982
Type: TV
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Title: Wetten, dass..?
Character: Self
Released: February 14, 1981
Type: TV
A long-running German-language entertainment television show based on the format of the British show You Bet! and the American show Wanna Bet?.
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Title: Bilder, die die Welt bewegten
Character: himself
Released: February 13, 1980
Type: TV
Bilder, die die Welt bewegten is a German documentary series, broadcast between 1980 and 1984 on ZDF. The title translates as Images That Changed The World. The series presented film footage of major natural disasters, technological disasters, and accidents. The series was directed and narrated by journalist Peter von Zahn.
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Title: Heut' abend
Character: Self
Released: February 3, 1980
Type: TV
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Pole Position: i guerrieri della Formula 1
Title: Pole Position: i guerrieri della Formula 1
Character: Self
Released: January 1, 1980
Type: Movie
This is the follow up documentray to 1978's Speed Fever.
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Title: Okay
Character: Self
Released: November 4, 1979
Type: TV
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Formula 1 - Speed fever
Title: Formula 1 - Speed fever
Character: Self
Released: September 15, 1978
Type: Movie
Interspersed with interviews that the actress Sydne Rome gives to some of the most famous "Formula 1" champions - from Lauda to Regazzoni, from Andretti to Fittipaldi, from Villeneuve to Reutemann - the film shows some moments of the races on the most famous tracks of the world, and above all, the accidents that have caused it.
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1978 FIA Formula One World Championship Season Review
Title: 1978 FIA Formula One World Championship Season Review
Character: Himself
Released: September 8, 1978
Type: Movie
1978 Ferrari and Lauda had now gone their separate ways despite winning the championship together in ‘77. Lauda moved to Brabham and Ferrari took on the young Gilles Villeneuve. Frank Williams and Patrick Head formed Williams Grand Prix Engineering, mounting their first title challenge with Alan Jones in the driving seat. Tyrrell had reverted back to four wheels from their radical six-wheeled P34, and this year it was Brabham who turned heads with the introduction of their BT-46B ‘fan car’. On its first Grand Prix in Sweden it took first place only to be banned from future competition by the FIA.
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Popcorn and Ice Cream
Title: Popcorn and Ice Cream
Character: Himself
Released: January 1, 1978
Type: Movie
Gesa loses her vacation money in a warehouse bed while having sex with her boyfriend. When she realizes the money is gone, they return to the warehouse, but the beds have all been picked up for delivery. They immediately set off by train to follow the money.
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1977 FIA Formula One World Championship Season Review
Title: 1977 FIA Formula One World Championship Season Review
Character: Himself
Released: September 8, 1977
Type: Movie
1977 saw Niki Lauda start the season, scarred but fit. And determined to put his horrific accident in ’76 behind him. The first race of the season, in Argentina, provided a maiden victory for the Wolf team, which was followed by an extremely successful debut season, ending with Jody Scheckter taking second place in the championship.
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1976 FIA Formula One World Championship Season Review
Title: 1976 FIA Formula One World Championship Season Review
Character: himself
Released: September 8, 1976
Type: Movie
Formula One 1976 Review - Hunt for the Title is the DVD review of the 1976 Formula 1 season. This was the year when Britain's James Hunt, in the McLaren, amazingly clinched the Formula One Drivers Championship during the final Grand Prix of the season in Japan. The reigning Champion, Niki Lauda in the Ferrari, started the 1976 season as the favourite for the Championship. His nearest rival, Emerson Fittipaldi, made the patriotic switch from McLaren to the Brazilian funded Copersucar team. This left a hole at McLaren... it was filled by the ambitious British hopeful with the playboy image, James Hunt, to set the scene for a dramatic season of racing.
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Title: Sport am Montag
Character: Self
Released: February 3, 1975
Type: TV
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One By One
Title: One By One
Character: Self
Released: January 1, 1975
Type: Movie
Intended to be about the passing of the torch from Stewart to Cevert; One By One is a documentary chronicling the lives of Formula 1 racers in the seventies.
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Title: Je später der Abend
Character: Self
Released: March 18, 1973
Type: TV
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Title: Dalli Dalli
Character: Self
Released: May 13, 1971
Type: TV